Control barrier systems

A control barrier configured to hold a thin flexible display having a pair of opposing outside edges, the barrier comprising:

• (a) a portable housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal chamber, the housing further comprising:
• (i) a first sidewall having a bottom edge for resting on a ground surface and an opposing top portion;
• (ii) a second sidewall having a bottom edge for resting on a ground surface and an opposing top portion, the top portions of the first sidewall and the second sidewall being connected;
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• (iii) a bottom wall extending between the bottom edges of the first sidewall and the second sidewall;
• (b) a pair of opposing retention lips formed on the first sidewall, each retention lip projecting so as to define a slot formed between the retention lip and the exterior surface of the first sidewall, each slot being recessed within the first sidewall so as to be blocked at each end by the first sidewall, the pair of retention lips being positioned so that as the display is flexed, the pair of opposing outside edges of the display can individually be received within the slots of the pair of retention lips;
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• (c) means for filling the internal chamber with a ballast.

A control barrier configured to hold a thin flexible display having a pair of opposing outside edges, the barrier comprising:

• (a) an elongated, substantially U-shaped housing, the housing comprising:
• (i) an exterior surface including a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a configuration substantially complementary to the top surface to enable stacked nesting of a plurality of barriers;
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• (ii) an interior surface defining an internal chamber;
• (iii) a pair of retention lips projecting from the top surface so that each retention lip defines a slot formed between the retention lip and the top surface, each slot being recessed within the top surface so as to be blocked at each end by the top surface, the pair of retention lips being positioned so that as the display is flexed, the pair of opposing outside edges of the display can individually be received within the slots of the pair of retention lips;
• (iv) a fill hole communicating with the internal chamber to enable selective filling of the internal chamber with a ballast;
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• (v) a drain hole communicating with the internal chamber to enable selective draining of the ballast from the internal chamber.

A control barrier comprising:

• (a) a housing having a first end wall, a second end wall, opposing sidewalls, and an interior surface defining an internal chamber;
• (b) means for filling the internal chamber with a ballast;
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• (c) means for interconnecting in fluid communication the end walls of opposing barriers to enable simultaneously filling with a ballast the internal chamber of each of the opposing barriers from one of the barriers, the means for interconnecting comprising:
• (i) a spout having an exterior surface projecting from the first end wall to an end face, the end face defining an opening to a channel extending through the spout so as to be in fluid communication with the internal chamber of the housing;
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• (ii) a receiving port having an interior surface recessed within the second end wall of the housing, the receiving port being in fluid communication with the internal chamber and being configured to receive the spout of the first end wall of an adjacent barrier.

A control barrier comprising:

• (a) a housing having a first end wall, a second end wall, opposing sidewalls, and an interior surface defining an internal chamber;
• (b) a spout having an exterior surface projecting from the first end wall to an end face, the end face defining an opening to a channel extending through the spout so as to be in fluid communication with the internal chamber of the housing;
• (c) a receiving port having an interior surface recessed within the second end wall of the housing, the receiving port being in fluid communication with the internal chamber and being configured to receiving the spout on the first end wall of an adjacent barrier;
• (d) means for effecting a fluid tight seal between the receiving port and the spout when the spout is received within the receiving port;
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• (e) means for filling the internal chamber with a ballast.

A control barrier comprising:

• (a) a first wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal chamber;
• (b) means for filling the internal chamber of the first wall with a ballast;
• (c) a second wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal chamber;
• (d) means for hingedly connecting the first wall to the second wall;
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• (e) means for mechanically interconnecting first walls of adjacent control barriers so that the strength of the connection increases as the first walls are filled with the ballast.

A control barrier comprising:

• (a) a portable housing formed a resiliently deformable material and having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal chamber, the housing further comprising:
• (i) a first sidewall having a bottom edge for resting on a ground surface and an opposing top portion;
• (ii) a second sidewall having a bottom edge for resting on a ground surface and an opposing top portion, the top portions of the first sidewall and the second sidewall being connected;
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• (iii) a bottom wall extending between the bottom edges of the first sidewall and the second sidewall;
• (b) means for filling the internal chamber with a ballast;
• (c) means for draining the ballast from the chamber;
• (d) means for removably attaching a display substantially flush against one of the sidewalls;
• (e) a pair of opposing end walls;
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• (f) means for interconnecting in fluid communication the end walls of opposing barriers to enable simultaneously filling with a ballast the internal chamber of each of the opposing barriers from one of the barriers.

A control barrier comprising:

• (a) a housing having an exterior surface extending between opposing end walls and an interior surface defining an internal chamber, the exterior surface comprising:
• (i) an exposed top surface;
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• (ii) a covered bottom surface, the bottom surface being substantially U-shaped and defining a passageway extending between the opposing end walls;
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• (b) means for filling the internal chamber with a ballast;
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• (c) means for mechanically interconnecting adjacent barriers so that the strength of the connection increases as the barriers are filled with the ballast.